Ask the Author: Ted Petrou

“Hey all, I am happy to answer any questions you have about Pandas Cookbook. Analyze real-world messy datasets with pandas.” Ted Petrou

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Ted Petrou There wasn't a comprehensive book on Pandas using actual data to perform detailed data analysis like you would see in the real world. I had taught dozens of classes on pandas and knew the most common pain points for novices.
Ted Petrou I am very excited about releasing all my material covering pandas, matplotlib, and scikit-learn which should be complete in March of 2018. You can find all the material on my github: https://github.com/tdpetrou/Learn-Pandas
Ted Petrou I had many, many occurrences where I would spend hours in front of my computer without even writing a paragraph. I would toil from the editor to browsing and checking updates to no end it seemed like. This back and forth merry-go-round is a terrible strategy.

The best strategy for me was to completely remove myself from my current position and go for a walk, call a friend, exercise, etc... The mind needs time to dispatch its thoughts elsewhere. The trouble with this strategy is that is difficult to implement because you are forcing yourself to take a break and it feels that this break is just wasting time. It isn't. Take the break.

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